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  • 71Behave — Be*have , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Behaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Behaving}.] [AS. behabban to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G. gehaben (obs.) to have, sich gehaben to behave or carry one s self); pref. be + habban to have. See {Have}, v. t. ] 1.… …

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  • 72Behaved — Behave Be*have , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Behaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Behaving}.] [AS. behabban to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G. gehaben (obs.) to have, sich gehaben to behave or carry one s self); pref. be + habban to have. See {Have}, v. t …

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  • 73Behaving — Behave Be*have , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Behaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Behaving}.] [AS. behabban to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G. gehaben (obs.) to have, sich gehaben to behave or carry one s self); pref. be + habban to have. See {Have}, v. t …

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  • 74Comportance — Com*port ance, n. Behavior; comport. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Goodly comportance each to other bear. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 75Demean — De*mean , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demeaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demeaning}.] [OF. demener to conduct, guide, manage, F. se d[ e]mener to struggle; pref. d[ e] (L. de) + mener to lead, drive, carry on, conduct, fr. L. minare to drive animals by… …

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  • 76Demeaned — Demean De*mean , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demeaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demeaning}.] [OF. demener to conduct, guide, manage, F. se d[ e]mener to struggle; pref. d[ e] (L. de) + mener to lead, drive, carry on, conduct, fr. L. minare to drive animals by… …

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  • 77Demeaning — Demean De*mean , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demeaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demeaning}.] [OF. demener to conduct, guide, manage, F. se d[ e]mener to struggle; pref. d[ e] (L. de) + mener to lead, drive, carry on, conduct, fr. L. minare to drive animals by… …

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  • 78Port — Port, n. [F. port, fr. porter to carry, L. portare, prob. akin to E. fare, v. See {Port} harbor, and cf. {Comport}, {Export}, {Sport}.] The manner in which a person bears himself; deportment; carriage; bearing; demeanor; hence, manner or style of …

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  • 79Suit — Suit, v. i. To agree; to accord; to be fitted; to correspond; usually followed by with or to. [1913 Webster] The place itself was suiting to his care. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Give me not an office That suits with me so ill. Addison. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 80deport — transitive verb Etymology: Middle French deporter, from Latin deportare to carry away, from de + portare to carry more at fare Date: 1598 1. to behave or comport (oneself) especially in accord with a code 2. [Latin deportare] …

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